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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

Green Car Congress

California surpassed 1 million electric vehicles (1,054,095 units)—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell electric—sold cumulatively through the 4 th quarter of 2021, according to the California Energy Commission (CEC), making it the first US state to achieve this milestone. of total California auto sales in 2021.

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Connecticut and Maine delay adopting California EV mandate

Baua Electric

Connecticut and Maine have delayed adoption of California’s EV sales mandate, leaving EV advocates to retrench, reports Energy News Network. And neither state has considered California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rules for commercial vehicles. The two New England states haven’t exactly been hostile to EVs.

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Tesla maintains control in California as state’s EV sales surge past 1 million

Teslarati

California has released its Q1 “ZEV” sales report, showing that Tesla remains in control of its most successful market. The United States remains one of Tesla’s top sales locations, and within the country, no other state gets remotely close to the sales numbers of California.

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Lexus RZ and Kia Sportage Hybrid reviews, Bolt EV recall update, Tesla and Kia cord-cutting: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

and in a drive of the Kia Sportage Hybrid find its value irresistible. The federal government tipped us on how the Chevy Bolt EV recall is going, and we look at why Tesla and Kia might have stopped offering charge cables with their EVs. And Tesla sales continue to surge in California.

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EV6 first drive, Taycan coast-to-coast, Georgia Rivian sales, CVRP changes: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

California is narrowing one of its EV incentives. And we take a drive in the Kia EV6 electric car. The 2022 Kia EV6 essentially hits reset for the Kia brand, as it embarks on a new vision around. Rivian is running into a roadblock in Georgia. A Taycan crosses the U.S. hours of charging.

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Ford F-150 Lightning, heavy Hummer EV, Chevy Bolt EUV deliveries, Kia EV6: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

get new point-of-sale incentives for electric vehicles? Which California EV startup announced a price for its first vehicle, originally to be offered by subscription only? Will the U.S. This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 21, 2021.

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Kia Soul EV Sales Expand Again, To Four Northeast States

Green Car Reports

When it first went on sale, the Kia Soul EV electric car was only available at select dealers in California. But Kia later followed up on a promise to expand sales when it determined that there was significant interest. DON'T MISS: 2016 Kia.

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